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From: bill@tfs.com (William Robbins)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.0a install: Yuck!
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References: <3adv8i$dqh@Germany.EU.net> <JKH.94Nov17074241@freefall.cdrom.com> <3aggef$br1@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 23:29:33 GMT
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scott long (scottl@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: In <JKH.94Nov17074241@freefall.cdrom.com> jkh@freefall.cdrom.com (Jordan 
: K. Hubbard) writes: 

: >
: >In article <3adv8i$dqh@Germany.EU.net> bs@Germany.EU.net (Bernard 
: Steiner) writes:

: ..Stupid whining omitted...

: >I recommend you look on sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu - there's this
: >great operating system called ** NetBSD ** that I think you'd be
: >MUCH happier running! :-)
: >
: >						Jordan
: >

: This brings up a question in my mind.... I remember about 1 to 1 1/2 
: years ago when 386bsd split up into NetBSD / FreeBSD hearing someone say 
: that NetBSD was the radical, experimental operating system for experts 
: and gurus only, while FreeBSD would be more sane and conservative OS.  
: Maybe I'm wrong, but this seems to be reversed.  Could someone refresh 
: me on the differences?  Thanks.

: Scott

Do you recall the NetBSD install that whacked init ? Or, how about the 
smc driver that overwrote the hardware address ?  C'mon folks, this is
an Alpha Release.  Some assembly required.

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Bill Robbins
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